1. India successfully launches its communication satellite GSAT-19

It is most powerful ever rocket of the national space agency ISROslung the satellite in a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).

The satellite weighing 3136 kg during lift off and in about 16 minutes, the 43.43-metre tall rocket (nickname ‘fatty boy’), injected the satellite in space.

The GSLV-Mk III is the heaviest rocket ever made by India and capable of carrying the heaviest satellites made till date.

The satellite GSAT-19 has an intended lifespan of 10 years.It has an experimental payload called the geostationary radiation spectrometer(GRASP), to monitor and study the nature of charged particles in space and the influence of space radiation on satellites.

It will help the gram panchayats to save annually approximately 147 million units of electricity.

The cost of this project is being funded by French Development Agency.

Energy Efficiency Sevices Limited (EESL) would be carrying out the entire annual maintenance and warranty replacement in these gram panchayats for a period of 10 years.

8. Rajnath Singh inaugurates conference on disaster management

Today, the Union Home Minister ‘Rajnath Singh’ has inaugurated the two-day national level conference on “Capacity Building of SDRF-2017” in New Delhi.

The conference is being organized by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to develop a synergy and to highlight way ahead to strengthen the response capabilities of State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF).

The Standard Operating Procedure on Disaster Management for Differently Abled Persons has also been released.

9. TRAI launches three mobile Apps

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched three mobile Apps (Mycall App, Myspeed App and Do Not Disturb), an upgraded official website and a portal in New Delhi.

The three Apps have been launched with a view to help mobile phone users rate their experience about voice call quality in real time.